VII (Verb Inanimate Intransitive)

Inanimate Intransitive verbs are verbs with only one role (intransitive) filled by an inanimate subject.

Observation

ᒌᓈᐤ

chiinaau

It is pointed

ᒌᓈᐱᔅᑳᐤ ᒨᐦᑯᒫᓐ

chiinaapiskaau muuhkumaan

It is a pointed knife

ᐧᐄᐦᑭᓐ

wiihkin

It is tasty

ᐧᐄᐦᑭᓐ ᐱᒥᐦᑳᓐ

wiihkin pimihkaan

The pemmican is tasty

Some inanimate intransitive verbs do not take nominal subjects. They express seasons, times of day, the weather, and geographical features.

ᐧᐋᓵᔅᑯᓐ

waasaaskun

It is a clear day

ᔫᑎᓐ

yuutin

It is windy

VII verbs can be found in all the conjunct and the independent orders. They have only third person inflection (proximate and obviative, singular and plural) and no imperative, since imperative requires second person.